The Reverse Sweeptag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-812486424237565552011-05-23T09:00:50+01:00An acerbic and irreverent twist on the wonderful world of cricketTypePadCounty Championship XI of the week #7tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a735b61b970b014e889aebed970d2011-05-23T09:00:50+01:002011-05-23T09:00:50+01:00Chris Nash (Sussex) – First Championship ton of the season after six fifties, and it was a vital one too as Sussex chased down a tricky target of 275 at Hove. Is now the leading run scorer in Division 1 with 656 runs at 54.66. Second successive appearance in our XI. Rory Hamilton-Brown (Surrey) – In a team bereft of openers, it was the skipper who took the responsibility of moving up the order to face down Essex’s total of 548. RHB’s 159 off 195 was therefore even more impressive than the score already suggests. One of our ten to...The Reverse SweepCounty Championship Preview - Division 1: Sussextag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a735b61b970b0147e3aa6a45970b2011-04-03T08:45:00+01:002011-04-01T15:38:51+01:00We should probably declare our allegiance here and state that at The Reverse Sweep we are dyed in the wool supporters of the county of our birth. After the shock of relegation in 2009, Sussex are now back where they belong, but how will they fare in their first season back in the top flight? Strengths The batting looks strong with the likes of Yardy (subject to a quick recovery from the problems that caused him to leave the World Cup early), Ed Joyce, Chris Nash and the evergreen Murray Goodwin. Monty Panesar was successfully rehabilitated ay Hove in 2010...The Reverse SweepThe real face of Ijaz Butt revealed...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a735b61b970b01310f8c8eec970c2010-03-11T10:49:01+00:002010-03-11T10:49:01+00:00Following the execution of Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan and the incarceration or shaming of Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Naved-ul-Hasan and the Akmal brothers, the real sinister face of PCB chairman Ijaz Butt is revealed...The Reverse SweepIjaz 'Davros' Butt and PCB daleks exterminate Pakistan crickettag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a735b61b970b01310f85bad7970c2010-03-10T08:37:57+00:002010-03-10T08:37:57+00:00Fans of Doctor Who and Pakistan cricket will be hoping that the Tardis lands at the HQ of the PCB as soon as possible after Ijaz Butt and his Dalek cronies decided that the best cure for Pakistan cricket's ills was to exterminate most of its best players. As a result of the inquiry into the disastrous tour of Australia, Butt has taken unprecedented action and effectively sacked Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan from the Pakistan side for good. One year bans have been given to Shoaib Malik and Naved-ul-Hasan, and suspended sentences and heavy fines to the Akmal brothers...The Reverse Sweep